A lady drawing quicksilver from a well with her beauty: PD.4-1981

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A lady drawing quicksilver from a well with her beauty

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Categories

Miniature (painting)

Description

Unfinished.

Notes

History note: Maharajah of Chattarpur, by whom given to E.M. Forster, 1912, by whom given to C.J. Morris

Measurements and weight

Height: 211 mm
Width: 300 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1981) by Morris, C. J.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour including white, point of the brush and black ink on card

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.4-1981
Primary reference Number: 34063
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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